95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer.a longtime state senator from chicago will face the bond judge today accused of trying to break a handgun and ammo into a plane at o'hare. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. from 26th and california... on donne trotter's arrest. he was transported to the police locked up from the court at about 530 this morning. he is facing felony charges. is

charged with attempting to board an aircraft with a weapon. a board is found a 25 caliber beretta in his garment bag and a clip containing six live rounds in the pocket. the gun was not loaded. he tried to tell police that he worked less as a security guard and did not realize the gun was in his bag. he does have a valid firearm owners id. the budget negotiation among state democrats was not that the senate investigation yesterday. he is among several potential contenders to run for the democrat nomination for jesse jackson jr. is vacated seat. we will keep you updated on what happens inside. a man whose trial was one of the first in illinois to allow cameras in the courtroom is being sentenced today in kankakee county. 20-year-old demetrious jones was found guilty of the murder of

27-year-old marcus sanders. he could face up to 50 years in prison. during the trial jurors watched a videotaped police interrogation in which jones admitted shooting sanders. but he told an investigator he only meant to wound sanders -- not kill him. investigators have found the car stolen in a slashing attack at a train station in northwest indiana but they're still looking for the suspect. 24-year-old jawaun woods of gary murder, robbery, and carjacking. he's accused of slashing a man's throat last week in a bathroom at the east chicago train station, then stealing the man's car, wallet and phone. the car was recovered in indianapolis. if you have any information on the case, you're asked to call the northern indiana commuter transportation district police. police are looking for more suspects after breaking up a dog fighting operation in the south suburbs. wgn's nancy loo has the latest from dolton. >> this operation was apparently pretty sophisticated. according

to the cook county sheriff they have an uptick in dogfighting cases and the bust here last night was evidence of that. a sign on the door of this apparently abandoned industrial building warrants to be aware of dog. a tip to police made them aware of the situation involving many dogs. the officers arrived just of the 7:00 last night to find an active dog fight operation complete with a makeshift ring and up to 10 pitbull. there was also signs of improper care and abuse. the people inside scattered running through the woods near the building on the 1500 block of 142nd. some even ran across the bishop for to get away. inside the police and county sheriff's office were able to arrest eight people including six who were

hiding in the rafters. it is not clear how many dog bites were held here but the surrounding area is littered with items like a dog food bag and packaging for to toys. all of the dogs were rescued here are now in the care of this out suburban humane society which is asking for donations for medical costs. while a number of people got away police expect to make more risk through the people they already have in custody and the eight cars they towed away from here last night. the driver of a car is killed after plowing into the back of a school bus. while children were boarding. it happened in limestone, near kankakee, at route 1-13 and warner bridge road this morning. authorities say a westbound chevrolet rear-ended a herscher high school bus.

the driver of the chevy died, and several kids were taken to hospitals for non-life threatening injuries. the exact cause of the crash. thieves broke into an exclusive store on oak street overnight... getting away with a large amount of shoes and purses. police say three men pried open the front door of the "jimmy choo" store just before two a-m. they took various items... including handbags worth between one-thouand and three- thousand dollars *each*. shoes were also missing. those can cost as much as 3- thousand dollars a pair. the suspects fled in a waiting car. no arrests have been made. the investigation of a deadly street fight in 2004 now involves a former bodyguard for

mayor richard daley. daley's nephew, richard vanecko, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, for a punch that killed david koschman outside a division street club. the sun-times reports, an investigator for the special prosecutor's office questioned a daley bodyguard who may have served as a chauffeur for vanecko. the bodyguard was removed from the mayoral detail by mayor emanuel. another name has surfaced in the city of chicago's controversial new janitorial contract at o'hare airport. paul fosco is a vice president for the company that runs "united maintenance." 25 years ago, fosco went to prison for racketeering, in a scheme to defraud the laborers union, run by his father. >> the allegation at the time during the prosecution was that organized crime was connected to this scheme to or the conspiracy to pay bribes. >> this city of chicago should be concerned ... working at this

countrycompany. a spokesman for united maintenance says, paul fosco has been a good employee since richard simon bought the company three years ago. the company says it has no mob connections. and mayor emanuel says the company earned the o'hare maintenance contract fairly, and it'll be punished if it does anything illegal. an online auction begins today on items owned by the woman accused of stealing millions of dollars from the small town of dixon, illinois. here's a look at some of the while serving as dixon's comptroller. in additon to high-end furniture, crundwell owned a ranch, 400 horses and a luxury motor home. crundwell has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 53 million dollars in taxpayer money. the auction runs through saturday on the website "professionalauction.com." hostess may have a buyer for its wonder bread brand.. but even with a sale, it could take months before production of america's largest bread brand ramps up again. if the unidentified buyer does buy wonder and and restarts the company, it still may not hire some of the 6

thousand bakers left withouit jobs after the shut down. if the majority of of the workers hired are union workers the buyer would have to bargain with them. still ahead, a prominent software maker is in custody and could be deported today. details on how authorities finally caught up with john mcafee. plus a new marijuana law goes into effect in washington today how hundreds of supporters are celebrating. and that later serious attack accusations against aerialseveral major retailers for failing to warn customers abnnbo.[ ndhe tre r anitngissecretary

of state hillary clinton met today with the russian foreign minister as part of a new u-s diplomatic push on syria. clinton and the russian foreign minister will borth meet later on with the united nations special envoy to syria. this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala, and

could be deported to belize today. belize authorities want to talk to john mcafee about the fatal shooting of his neighbor, american businessman gregory faull, back in november. he went into hiding for several weeks, and finally revealed guantemala. his lawyer filed a formal request for asylum there yesterday, saying he escaped from belize to escape police persecution. new york's so-called "soccer mom madam" is promising to name names ... in a new tell-all book. anna gristina pleaded guilty in september to promoting prostitution. she's sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation. prosecutors say the mother of four ran a 10-million-dollar prostitution ring in manhattan for 15 years. gristina first said it was a legitimate on-line dating service. she now says some of her clients included football players and executives. an influential conservative republican is leading an capitol

hill. he is stepping down to become director of the heritage foundation a heritage think tank. he clashed on occasion with republican leadership over inflation and the overall direction of the party. he is considering challenging mitch mcconnell about the post of a senate leader. same-sex marriage is now legal in washington state. long lines formed overnight in washington, as couples waited to apply for their wedding certificates and licenses. washington has a three-day waiting period after marriage licenses are issued. that means the first same-sex marriage ceremonies in the state may be this sunday. voters approved gay and lesbian marriages in a statewide vote last month. a crowd gathered to celebrate another new law in washington state. several people starting smoking pot, at seattle's space needle, at the stroke of midnight.

that's when possessing small amounts of marijuana became legal under state law. but, these pot smokers are actually breaking the law, since it is still illegal to smoke it in public. but seattle police officers were told to only issue warnings for just ahead: major retailers are accused of failing to warn customers about potentially dangerous baby powderand, still to come this midday: a major insurance company warns customers about the security breach that will affect more than a million people and later in lunchbreak:perfect to serve holiday guests, we're making a simple but elegant salad -- with artichokes, pears, toasted hazelnuts and cheddar cheese.

federal officials have filed a complaint against a company that makes baby products after five infants died. the consumer product safety commission was in discussions with "baby matters llc" to recall a popular infant recliner called the "nap nanny." children were found hanging or

fell out of the recliner and were injured or killed. talks for a voluntary recall broke down... so commissioners are asking a court to order a mandatory recall. "baby matters" has not issued a response to the federal complaint. at several major retailers are accused of failing to warn consumers about dangerous chemicals and paper products. the state of california is expected to file legal notices today against amazon, target and wal-mart urging them to recall the affected products. officials said the stores do not have required warning labels on upholstered furniture and baby products which contain unsafe limb to levels of chlorinated tress. the chemical flame retardant is known as a carcinogen. wal-mart and amazon did not comment on the report. target said it is committed to following state and federal laws and expect vendors to do the same.

we have at the bloomberg on the money report. a dire money about what could happen if the u.s. a economy goes over the fiscal cliff. economists surveyed said one and a half million americans could lose their jobs if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement and the automatic spending cut impact increases. forces are keeping an eye on some debts for a budget bill. the nasdaq gained due to a rebound by apple. the number was triggered by reports that it would lose shares to its rival google. apple is trying to regain market share from samsung. the to tech companies are back in court today to get it out over a $1 billion patent fight. meantime nationwide

insurance is warning customers that its computers networked had been attacked. customers' names birth dates social skirted numbers and driver's license numbers were likely stolen. nationwide is apologizing and are offering customers an identity that protection for one year. start planning did vacations, walt disney new fantasyland is officially open. this is after what may be the biggest expansion in the orlando parts 41 year history. the estimated $300 million magic kingdom makeover includes giving up our guests pagers so they do not have to wait in line anymore. the park has been struggling with stagnant attending for the last five years. still ahead, how a disabled woman is saved after falling onto the c t eight tracks. and later on the medical watch, what a new study says

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just into the newsroom center mark kirk will return to work on january 3rd. it is almost been a year since kirk suffered a stroke. he has had multiple surgeries including an operation to reduce swelling around his brain. the lawmakers are planning a big celebration party for when he comes back. two chicago law professors are to erase part of a landmark verdict involving a police "code of silence." one of the professors about the potential long-term effects of the city's plan. >> the two professors are increasing the code of silence verdict and will allow more police misconduct. they filed a

motion to erase the verdict. this infamous video shows a cop assaulting a bartender. the code of silence predict rogue officers. they have agreed to allow the verdict to be set aside for an $850,000 settlement and assurance that should not lose the money on appeal. northwestern law professor who is calling thefollowing the motion will ensure that there will be justice in the future.

>> cohen said the code assignmentthe city's motion to erase the verdict goes before the judge on friday morning. video of chicago rapper "chief keef" holding a gun can be used against him at his upcoming probation hearing. his real name is keith cozart, and he's on probation for pointing a gun at a chicago police officer. "pitchfork media" taped an interview with him as he held a rifle at a gun range. prosecutors argue, cozart violated his probation by visiting the gun range. "pitchfork" initially refused to turn over the uncut version of the video citing first amendment protections.

but, a judge has now ruled that "pitchfork" must give that video to prosecutors. his juvenile court hearing will take place on december 17th. a guardian angel lived up to the name when he helped a disabled woman who fell on to the cta tracks. the accident happened at the diversey street station of the brown line sunday morning. the guardian angels say the woman lost control of her motorized wheelchair and fell in front of a train that had stopped to pick up passengers. guardian angel keunthi davis responded by notifying cta of the accident calling 911 and staying with the woman until emergency workers arrived. keunthi davis was also one of four guardian angels who was stabbed last may while stopping a pistol whipping and robbery on the red line. still to come this midday - how long is our mild weather going to stick around? tom skilling has your full forecast

it has been an extraordinarily mild winter. it has the winter that just does not want to get going. this is the and ninth ward and the last one for two years. we have a fraction of the normal amount of snow. 10 days with an inch of snow on the brown vs. 43 last winter. a lot of folks are saying they could handle some snow. the consolidation of all the models into one single well-defined storm is not happening. it has been 277 days since our last measurable snow. that occurred

back on march 4th last year. a measurable snow is defined as one-tenth of an inch or more of snow. we have had tours around but nothing that has one-tenth of an inch or more. 280 days would make this a record. we are moving in on a record. we looked at the 4 in. equators knows by months. two of them typically in october 17 in november, then january and february you hit prime time on the big snows. about one-quarter of our 4 in. snows occur in december but we do not see one on the way. we are three degrees warmer today than we were yesterday. that is a broad smile the area in our region and the temperatures are falling substantially. this is the kind of pattern that has embedded in it somewhere snow.

we keep looking for the signs. cold air up to the north will come at us and waived next week and a week after then lend itself to a colder overall pattern but for now we are 42 degrees at a time of the year when 38 degrees is the normal high. water temperatures is still at 44. it is 40 degrees at o'hare at this hour. we have 42 at meryl school in chicago 41 as chicago heights. a lot of clouds in the air with the rains embedded in those clout. the month is open to 14.7 degrees above normal. this is the sixth

warmest december opened on record since 1871. this has been an extraordinarily warm december. the temperatures will be above average through sunday and then turn colder next week. winds are blowing from the south. the jet stream blowing from west to east does not lend itself to getting any of the cold arctic air that bottled up up north, down here. lots of

clouds today. some rain indicated by radar not all of it is reaching the surface. tamara there will be a little rain nearby. here is a part of the storm system. it sends the wrong main storesnow up to the north of us. here is where the snow will

accumulate if you are willing to travel north wisconsin, central wisconsin, minnesota. 3.2 in. near pier south dakota. the twin cities may have 3 in.. here are the weather maps over the weekend. here is our forecast, extensive clout in this with a sliver of

sun at times. temperatures 10 degrees above normal. the winds will be southerly. tonight cloudy periods with sprinkles and light showers and spots. tomorrow some reindeer sprinkle periods from a cloudy sky. winds of the lake tomorrow. hyatt 46 degrees. friday will be 45 with a chance for some chilly rain or light showers on sunday. colder next week will show you that in our 7 day forecast coming up later on but no new snow in the short term.

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bulls up be ten in the fourth. nate robinson up to belinelli for a lay up and the foul. he had a season- high 23 points. bulls up 13 points later and luol deng hits the off balance jumper for two of his 22 points. all five starters were in doubble figures. bulls win 95-85. they visit detroit tomorrow. the bears will be without several key players on sunday, but two players returned to practiced. brian urlacher has officially been ruled out, while tim jennings and earl bennett both sat out of practice. devin hester returned from a concussion, while alshon jeffery is back after having knee surgery two weeks ago. meanwhile, the vikings will be without their top receiver percy harvin, who was placed on season- ending injured reserve. the white sox found a new third baseman at the winter meetings. 32- year- old jeff keppinger signed a three- year 12- million dollar deal. he's played for seven teams in his career, and hit .325 for tampa bay last year.

keppinger does not strike out often and is a good in- fielder. the move means the sox will not sign free agent kevin youkilis, but g-m rick hahn says the team is not done making moves. the cubs have added depth in the outfield. nate schierholtz signed a one- year deal worth two- and- a quarter million dollars. he's a left- handed batter with a .270 career batting average. schierholtz is expected to be the primary right fielder, but could easily be moved by the trade deadline, since it's a short contract. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. lottery - pick three - 30-4-4.

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and classic american holiday entertaining -chef ryan poli is back - this time with a sunchoke salad with cheddar cheese and arugula. his new restaurant "little market brasserie" is opening this month. this will be the second one in a year. congratulations. thanks for coming in. this is really great salad that we can do for the holidays. it is a ross salad. we have a sun choke which is a tuber from the sunflower family. is very different from the artichoke. it is more like a watercress notwater chestnut.

>> if i slice those before they're not going to get dry? >> and would not recommend slicing them a week before but a half-hour or so. >> we have an asian care which a little bit sweeter and more crispy. we're going to add a little bit of sweetness to counter balance the sun choke. you combine these at the store. whole foods would have them. we're gonna add them to the salad also. here we have some cheddar cheese from vermont that we brought from our friends at kestrel cheese shop in chicago. they are always supplying us with the best cheeses we can get. we have which is going to add the leafy body to the salad that we're looking for. hazel

nuts and pistachio nuts are going to be the next trend at the salad. and then we have been wracked with local honey that we bought. with any rust that you want to season it not aggressively. there is a lot of water in the pairs so you want to make sure you seize it using fresh dressing. it gives it a nice mix, it sticks together a little bit and there you are a party and it's pretty. great texture, qantas from the nuts. crisped sweetness from the apples and the sun choke. this will be on the menu at little market which is at 10 east delaware place at the cow but

hotel. we are focusing on american regional dishes. this is widely known as a great neighborhood restaurant. we have things daily specials monday through a sunday. we will be doing all you can eat pasta. ryan poli, thanks so much for joining us. little market brasserie is opening in just a few days at talbot hotel, 10 east delaware place. to learn more go to: little market brasserie.com. and you can follow them on twitter at "little market chi."

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cold air is bottled up up north in canada. the one in the morning and now. 52 degrees at st. louis. we may be flirting with the thick degree mark later on to do. see the rain returns but it's not all reaching the ground. there some mixed snow and precipitation of state. it is headed this way. our model does not actually show. this evening cloudy and a couple sprinkles of light showers. we will have patches of light rain flirting with us during the day tomorrow. it looks like a solid overcast. the accumulating snow is up north of us. much of that will come into the weather system on saturday night and sunday. we think some areas might hit '50s. cold air is

spilling into montana and north dakota. single digit temperatures expected up there by the time they get to sunday morning. some of that cold air will spill into our area next week. we have a fairly mild temperatures with forties' forecast for today and tomorrow. saturday we will see a partly cloudy skies with some rains. temperatures are still above average. thanks for joining us today. hope you have a great afternoon. remember we're back at 5 and 9. we leave you with more music now from "paper arrows"... their cd release show is this saturday, december 8th at 9, at

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